How many are using a car GPS on their bike ? What are the issues if any? Can you hardwire it or do you have to use the cig plug? My good riding Bud wants to use his Garmin Nuvi on his bike. Does the FM Transmitter work well for listening to music or not. His bike is a 96 UC.


Thanks for any advice


Tom

 

You can do anything you want.
It may not be waterproof.
And will it withstand the vibration for very long?
I don't know, I'm asking.

 

I have a Garmin 250W and I mounted it 2 years ago and it still works fine. I just take it off when it rains. It's just a simple one that works good all the time.

 

Garmin Nuvi 260W with several thousand miles. use the cigarette plug, zip lock if it rains. works for me.

 

I have a Nuvi 255WT and just suction cup it to the tach and plug into the lighter. It will run 4 hours off the lithium ion internal battery.

RAM makes some really nice bar mounts for most GPS units

 

I use a Garmin C330 Street pilot. Back and forth between the car/truck and bike. Have used it for three summers now on week long trips. Works fine. Can't charge off of the cig lighter as the mount I use doesn't accept the cig light plug/charger than came with the GPS so I charge it each night in the hotel room. Fairly well protected tucked into the fairing just below the base of the windshield, but if it really rains I will just remove it and ride without it.

 

I'll let him know. Two years should be a justified test. The 450 Zumo that I have suddenly got very expensive and he doesn't want to go that route for a discontinued GPS. I don't blame him.

Thanks again

Tom

 

I use a Nuvi 7 series. I used it on the fatboy I had, and now on my 04 Ultra.
I have ridden in the rain numerous times in two years, and so far, so good.
I do not use the FM modulator. I have a cord that I plug into the AUX
port of the bike audio.
There is nothing mechanical in the GPS so vibes don't affect it, except the screen
is hard to see at idle (it does shake a bit). Prices are allot lower, so if you don't need
the top of the line GPS.....save some money. There is allot of crap on mine GPS I'll never use (money convertor, language translator, books on audio....plus other crap).

Chuck

 

garmen c330 i have had for 3 years. has been a many miles on my bikes and although its not waterproof, a plastic ziplock bag has keep it dry through a many hard rains.

 

I got a cheapo MIO myself and it's holding up fine. Same as dgriffith, I just put it in a bag if it's going to rain. On a Road King though so can't hear it... oh well... I'm in my mid 60's too and just get lost sometimes anyway